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. um w w .MQ mw im. mw INN I 2,944,355 OFFICE oncnnsuzATI-oN- BOARDMorris D. Parkinson, 253 E. Second Rexburg, Idaho Filed Dec. 30, 1958,Ser. No. 783,826 2 Claims. (Cl. 404-63) This invention relates todisplay devices and more parnited states Patent@ desirable or expedientfor the display of the information ticularly to a panel on which variousinformation may be displayed.

An object of the invention is to provide an easy, systematic andsimplified display device using small cards and color combinations tokeep information current and easily accessible for various types oforganizations, either public or private. Y

The information contained on the cards will, of course, vary inaccordance with the organization using the display device. In eachinstance, though, there is a section having a plurality of removablechannels for holding the cards. The channels are preferably parallel andin a vertical arrangement and are very easily separated yfrom the panelto alter the card carrying information thereon. Further, the displaydevice has a plurality of card pockets which are arranged in a storagecompartment that is readily accessible at the front of the panel.Heading cards are located above the channel `section and here again, thetype of information thereon will be varied in accordance with theparticular use of the display dev ice. l

One of the important features of this invention is found in theconstruction of the channels. Each channel has a pair of sides bentinwardly at an angle toward the center of the channel. The channels arepreferably made of metal, although they may be made of plastic or someother substance. When made of metal the sides are of double thicknesswith the inner panel of each double thickness side terminating at aplace very slightly spaced from the plane of the back wall of thechannel. This slight spacing is exceedingly important. It is of a widthdimension equal to the thickness of the card or cards used in thechannel so that small grooves are formed by these spaces. In this way itis possible for at least one-half of a channel full of cards to be slidat one time for inserting additional cards without having to move thecards one at a time. In the absence of this groove of proper dimensionwith rela- .tionship to the thickness of the cards, the cards wouldslide over top of each other when one tried to push a whole or part of acolumn of cards simultaneously.

These together with other objects and advantages which willbecome'subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of .a display device constructed in accordancewith the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1. o

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3---3 of Figure l and onenlarged scale.

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure1.

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Patented July 12, 1960 Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of thetrays showing the groove at the sides of the channel.

In the accompanying drawings there is shown va display device 10 whichhas a at panel 12 which may be hung or otherwise fastened to a wall orother supporting surface or which may `be used in any other way deemedon the -cards carried by the panel.' Two horizontal rows 14 and `16 ofVcards are at the top part of panel 12, these being heading cards,although the information thereon, -like the information on all of thecards used in the display device, may be varied. Cards 14 are disposedin channel 18, while cards 16 are disposed in channel 20. Channel 18 ismade of an upper strip 22 and a lower strip 24, the strip 24beingcornmonto'channels 18 and 20v respectively. These strips haveelongate grooves 26 and 28 near the front surface of panel 12 (Figure2)so that the thin exible cards 14 may be exed, placed in channel 18 andthen released so that the inherent elasticity of the cards 14 willreturn them so that-their edges become lodged in the grooves 26 and 28.When in this position, vthe cards are slightly arched, and they areslidable in channel 18 between the ends of the channel at which theycontact the shallow sides 30 and 32 along the side edges of panel 12.Channel 20 is constructed in exactly the same way with strip 24 having agroove 36, and strip 38 that is parallel to strips 24 and 22, having ashallow groove 40 to accept the edges of cards 16.

The lower part of the panel 12 has a storage compartment 42 which isprovided with a bottom wall 44 and a front wall 46. There are short endwalls 48 and 50 secured to the bottom wall 44 and the front wall 46. Thestorage compartment has a number of dividers 52 separating it intoseveral pockets of correct Size for the various cards used in thedisplay device.

The main information supplying portion of the display device has aplurality of channels 60r retained parallel to each other and in avertical arrangement. horizontal strip 38 has a front face or wall 62with an elongate slot 64 behind it land formed `by -an undercut vin wall62, spacing a part of the strip 38 from the front surface of panel l12.The lower horizontal strip 66 has an upstanding wall or flange 68 whichis also slightly `spaced from the front surface of panel 12 therebyforming an upwardly opening groove or pocket 70. The two grooves orpockets 70 and 64 are spaced from each other with the inner extremitysurface of each being of a spaced apart distance in excess of the lengthof each channel `60 so that insertion and removal of the channels isaccomplished by vertically sliding the channels in an upward directionto move them deeper into pocket 64 and then moving them either towardthe surface of panel 12 (when inserting the channels) or moving them attheir lower parts away from the surface of panel 12 (when removing thechannels).

A typical channel 60 is'shown in detail in |Figure 5. It has two sidesor side walls 74 and 76, each of which is ilattened at its ends, therebyforming attened parts 78 which are fitted ilush against the surface ofthe bottom wall 80 of channel 60. This forms an upper and lower limitfor the sliding movement of cards 82 that are supported by channel 60.Further, sides 74 and 76 are inclined inwardly toward the longitudinalcenter line of the channel and they are made of two thicknesses ofmaterial when the channels are constructed of metal. Each thickness maybe considered asa short panel, there then being panels 82 and 84 forside 74 with the `In this way the panel 84 may be constructed slightlyshorter than'panel 82 thereby leaving an elongate groove -86 defined bythe sans l Upper o space between the longitudinal edge of panel 84 andthe adjacent part of the surface of wall 8l?. The depth of groove 86 ismade equal to the thickness of card 82 so that cards cannot pile on eachother when a plurality of cards are slid in the channel simultaneously.This makes it possible for a number of cards to be moved up or down inthe channel simultaneously so that it is easy to insert additional cardswithout removing all of the cards in one channel simply to insert one ormore additional cards in the channel.

Y The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly all suitable modications and equivalents may`b e resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is Vas follows:

1. In a display device, the combination of a panel, a pair of stripsprovided in spaced relation on said panel, said strips having opposingfaces provided at the surface of the panel with undercut grooves, aplurality of elongated channels extending between said strips and havingsubstantially flat end portions removably received in said grooves withsaid channels resting against the surface of d the panel, said channelsincluding lateral keeper flanges extending between and of a lengthlesser than the distance between said strips whereby to facilitateinsertion and removal of the channels in and from said grooves, and aplurality of exible display cards removably positioned in said channelsin engagement with said anges. 2. The device as dened in claim 1 whereineach of said channels also includes a iiat bottom wall, said keeperanges being angul'ated inwardly from side edges of said 10 bottom walland being doubled under themselves with the freeedges of the doubledunder portions being spaced from said bottom wall by a distanee equal.to the thickness of said cards, whereby to prevent sliding of one cardover another in said channels.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS l i l

